Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Battle of Peking V

The Xia army shouted like this, and the Qing troops everywhere were naturally trembling, they were not elite soldiers in the first place, if they were allowed to stand at the head of the city and set off firearms, it was still okay.

But it was absolutely impossible for them to fight until the last moment for the Qing court.

It was Fan Chengmo who was directly affected.

In the face of a steady stream of Qing troops, Fan Chengmo couldn't bear it even if he was powerful.

It's just that Fan Chengmo is loyal to the Qing Dynasty, even if he can't resist it, he still doesn't take a step back.

I have to say that Fan Wencheng's method of forming an army may not be very good in terms of combat effectiveness, but it is first-class in terms of cohesion.

Fan Chengmo didn't leave, and most of the people under his command could only fight hard.

It's just that he didn't know that his father had already decided to give up on him.

Fan Wencheng heard the deafening shouts on the battlefield from afar. I know that the outer city is not guaranteed.

He shook his body and almost fainted to the ground, but was supported by the old servant beside him and said, "Master, what should I do?" ”

Fan Wencheng said: "Set fire. ”

The old servant beside him was taken aback and said, "Set fire." ”

Fan Wencheng said sharply: "Burn the outer city for me." Even if it is burned to the ground, it cannot be left to the Southern Dynasty. ”

"The second young master is still in the south." The old servant listened and grabbed Fan Wencheng's arm.

Fan Wencheng slowly closed his eyes, burst into tears, and said, "Cheng Mo is a good son of the Fan family, and he will understand me." ”

Immediately, Fan Wencheng ordered the soldiers and horses to ignite quickly.

Most of the buildings in Beijing are wooden buildings, but now it is autumn, the weather is dry, and a fire is lit, and when it is blown by the wind, it spreads.

Not to mention, so many people set fires together.

In just a few moments, a large number of buildings in the outer city turned into Zhurong.

You know, there is no one in the outer city.

In terms of population density alone, the population density of the outer city is much higher than that of the inner city. Even though most of the people were deployed in groups, the population density in the outer city did not decrease in order to support the outer city walls.

However, most of the people in the outer city are Han Chinese.

And it was originally a Han from Beijing.

Along with the fire, the sound of countless cries and screams was mixed with the sound of the flames.

Fan Chengmo was the first to discover.

With this fire, the army around Fan Chengmo, no matter how loyal they were, couldn't hold on at the moment, and most of them lost their fighting spirit.

Because of this fire, it is clear that Fan Wencheng gave up on them.

It's just that others surrendered, but Fan Chengmo didn't surrender. He let out a long laugh, but he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad, and drew his sword with his backhand.

The fire burned so much that it also made the city walls

The Qing army, which insisted on resisting, collapsed in an instant.

Because their families are in the midst of the fire.

He Hutou also faced another difficult choice.

Is it to continue the attack head-on, break through this flame zone, and hit directly the inner city walls? Or give up the offense.

The city of Beijing is a city in the shape of a Lu character.

The outer city is the one below, and only after continuing to attack to the north and entering the inner city, can the city of Beijing be truly defeated.

He Hutou dared to swear, and now the inner city is not prepared to defend the walls of the outer city at all. If you can grit your teeth and rush over, you will definitely be able to break the Qing army.

But the fire was raging, and I didn't know how many people were going to die.

He Hutou thought for a while. Finally, with a long sigh, he ordered all departments to put out the fire.

As soon as he came to He Hutou's department, he had already fought a battle, and he was originally a tired division, and then continued to rush into the fire, He Hutou was worried that the casualties would be too heavy.

Second, He Hutou was worried that Fan Wencheng had other means.

Looking at Fan Wencheng's hand, you know that he is an unscrupulous person.

Third, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the outer city, and I can't bear it.

It's just that the firefighting didn't go well.

Once the fire spreads, what can a human do is just wait for him to extinguish himself.

The same is true for He Hutou, he just removed a barrier from the south to control the spread of the fire, and as for the fire that has already burned, there is nothing he can do.

He Hutou will place his tent on the Yongding Gate. In the afternoon, Cao Zongyu came over.

At this time, He Hutou knew about the situation on this other battlefield.

Ao Bai is indeed a ruthless character.

Under the situation that the outer city was lost and the morale of the army fluctuated, the Xia army landed in several places, and they were all Ao Bai with his own people, taking the lead, and fighting them one by one.

There is no shortage of warriors in the Xia army, and those who dare to go first have a brush. I don't feel like I'm worse than anyone else.

But in front of Aobai, it was dwarfed.

Ao Bai is not a human at all, he is dressed in triple armor, holding a long knife and a big axe, he is like an old bear in the deep mountains of the northeast, even a tiger gives him a few points.

No matter how powerful the first warrior is, he is not an opponent of an axe.

The first Baturu of the Manchu Qing Dynasty really lived up to its name.

It was Ao Bai who forcibly killed the declining morale of the Qing army.

The Xia army fought a lot, and the number of people killed in this day's battle was twice as many as in the previous seven days.

Cao Zongyu has inspected various ministries, so he naturally wants to see today's meritorious officials.

Cao Zongyu looked at the churning flames in the distance, and there were a lot of flying ashes, as if they fell on Cao Zongyu's shoulders like catkins, Cao Zongyu flicked them off lightly, and said: "Tiger head, do you think this fire will burn for a few days." ”

He Hutou said: "About three days." ”

Cao Zongyu said: "Three days later, Fan Wencheng will definitely be ready for battle. You think you were right or wrong when you ordered the firefighting. ”

He Hutou was silent for a while, and said firmly: "The last general is sure that he is doing the right thing, when Your Majesty is in the army, he often teaches the soldiers to be there, and we wait for the army to have only one purpose, that is, to bring peace to the world." so that the people may live and work in peace and contentment, and the old and weak will be supported, and women and children will be returned. ”

"In that case, how can you see death and not save it."

"And I also gathered a group of daring armies for the army."

He Hutou pointed to the city, but saw a large number of people like black charcoal, like corpses, sitting or lying at the foot of the city wall, and said: "They are all Qing soldiers from the previous city, I have asked, these people are all Beijing people, and their homes are in the outer city, just inside this fire." ”

"Today's firefighting is their hardest, and many people have not come back, they have a hatred for the Qing army, as long as a little rectification, they can be the vanguard of conquering the people's city."

"Beijing's inner city is strong, but can it compare to the outer city? Since we can conquer the outer city, we can naturally conquer the inner city. It's just a few days in the evening. ”

"The world is the biggest, and people's hearts are important."

In these few days, he won the hearts of tens of thousands of people. The general will feel that what I have done is not wrong. ”

Cao Zongyu looked at He Hutou for a long time and said, "What do young people think like this now? ”

He Hutou said: "Those who were born in the martial arts hall probably think like this. ”

Cao Zongyu sighed in his heart and said, "So the country is stable. ”

Cao Zongyu is very familiar with the leaders of the older generation of rebels, such as Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, He Yilong, etc., where do these people have such high feelings.

Is it for the people to raise an army?

It's just Li Zicheng's words to decorate the façade.

Cao Zongyu understands too well that if Li Zicheng is really the master of the king. Xiangyang will not let Luo Rucai deviate from morality and part ways with him. After a stone, it won't be so miserable.

Cao Zongyu is more than ten years older than He Hutou, but he is two generations.

He understands - the heart of the older generation of generals in the army, Gao Yigong, Yuan Shizhong, Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong. has no idea of raising soldiers for the people, and as Zhang Xuan's minister, it can only be said that it is also a situation.

If the younger generation of officers really has this idea. Then Zhang Xuan's position has been consolidated to unshakable.

Cao Zongyu is Zhang Xuan's hardcore, while he is happy for Zhang Xuan, he can't help but feel a little lost in his heart. Because everyone knows that Beijing, even if Dongyu does not die, he will not suffer.

At that time, there will certainly be a big turmoil between the DPRK and China, and under the entanglement of the interests of all parties, something may happen.

It's just that at this moment, Cao Zongyu heard He Hutou say this, but he didn't think about anything, and said: "You rest for three days, and after three days, attack the inner city of Beijing, I see if what you just said is not ashamed." ”